Still find the idea of the legendary Queen Bassist, John Deacon, making a guest appearance on the video as the blue wig wearing guitarist, highly comical.
I wish he'd actually played something funky on his bass, which would have made it more like decent hip-hop but less like the early Beatie Boys that they're parodying.
lol same here. I was actually just watching red dwarf and I remembered that Tony Hawks voices the vending machine, and it reminded me of his music career, so I had to check this out when I came across it. there's another music video, "This is the chorus", is pretty good too. I can't find a lot of their projects anywhere unfortunately.
I don't know why but I woke up with this in my head this morning after not having heard it since I was a child. I was 7 in '88 and thought this song was the funniest thing in the world after already liking the Beastie Boys. Came to listen to it and holy hell does it hold up. I felt like I was in for a cringe fest but this is so well done.
88 yea, a long time ago but i agree, i also liked this tune in 1988 and i recorded it onto my old Beta tape at the time. VHS we had also, but i recorded a lot of the late 80'S onto the Beta tapes.
"I'm down and out, and I'm down on my luck, I'm living on my own and dying for a fffff-friend to say..." definitely went over my head when I was nine years old.
Tony Hawk, one of the guys from this, gave a talk at my school today about his work in Moldova, he was telling us the story about that song, we gave him an acoustic guitar and he played it for us!! It made my day!
I hadn't heard this song or even thought about it since probably the late 80s or maybe early 90s. I'd completely forgotten it existed until someone on Twitter mentioned it. I had a vague memory of it, searched for it here, watched the video and somehow found that I still know every single word of the song. Brains are weird
I recorded this from the radio 1988, still got that cassette. TODAY I found this! Never knew the artist / title and never heard anywhere except on my cassette. Cool.
Ah, thank you! I wondered if it was a few bars from a Carole King song (no idea why) - didn't have that show ("Love Thy Neighbours?") over here. Cheers!
@@vhhancock not " Love thy neighbors " just " Neighbors " it's was ( and still is ?) a popular Australian soap opera tv show , it was/is hugely popular in U.K. as a Australian I used to watch it when I was a kid.
I was 8 when this was released (and as I recall it made it onto one of the Now albums, Now7 or Now11) I did NOT get half the jokes at the time, but the guitar solo - shot - "bit harsh" bit made me howl with laughter, then, and again now, when I DO get the jokes. Thank you - this has just made my night of reminiscing complete.
I haven't seen this video since it was broadcast on CBC's Video Hits here in Canada in the mid-80s...thank you, I've been looking for this video for ages; I noticed there's another one here on TH-cam by the same group!!!
Finally found this again in 2024 after remembering it from a friends mix tape (yes cassette) I heard back in the day. One of those songs that I from time to time think of but never got to actually search for. Good memories!
Just heard this song for the first time in decades. I used to watch it on Video Hits on CBC in the late '80s, now I could barely make out the words because I'm in a crowded pub. Had to look it up to watch when I get home.
I still remember this as I use to play it over and over again. It actually holds up fairly well to the "Licence to Ill" Beastie Boys. I had the extended remix version too which was funny for the time!
I remember when this was a new song in Australia back in the late 80's. My friend and I would listen to the Top-40 on Saturday night to hear it and were annoyed that Cheap Trick's 'Flame' beat it for the #1 song that week.
i got this back in the 80s,lent it to a friend and never got it back lol r.i.p. julian guess ill never get it back now :) thanks for posting, fxxxing ace
YES!!! To both of those (Don’t call me dude is on my Spotify playlist), and to a lesser degree D-generation’s “5 in a row” and “5 more in a row”. “Raaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaage!!!... Shjeeor” (can’t spell how they say “rage” backwards 😜 ).
funny song. I used to have this song on "rap traxx". too bad this song was only released as a single. I wish it was released on a new rap compilation album on cd.
Wow! I thought I was the only one who had that! And I got Rap Traxx 2 and 3 too ! :) Those albums were the only way for a pre-internet kid in an isolated Northwestern Ontario town to discover rap…..
+Kaylie Paul I had that cassette too back in 1989... I lived down in London Ontario and used to crank it up along with my rock cassettes in my '77 Lincoln and when I borrowed my mom's '78 Oldsmobile or my dad's '80 Honda Accord :)
When I first heard this I hadn't heard of the Beastie Boys, and since I've heard them I've never thought of this song. So tonight, I realise, they sound just like the Beastie Boys. Great imitation. Sounds great. 🙂
haha oh man, i can't believe I still remember the words to this. I haven't seen this in years. I actually bought the record when it came out. The single anyway. I loved the B-Side called "Another Boring B-Side". The chorus just went "very very very very very very boring" over and over, it was great.
I found the lyrics to this typed them out of an old wordprocessor at school, Then photocopied the sheets in the library and sold them for 10p a pop Everyone at school wanted to know the lyrics and learn it. made a fortune 😂
Thank you for posting this. I haven't seen it in 20 years. It still makes me laugh. I wonder if the Beastie Boys found it funny as well. The B side to this 45 was also quite unique.
When I first heard this I hadn't heard of the Beastie Boys, and since I've heard them I never thought of this song. So tonight, I realise, they sound just like the Beastie Boys. Great imitation. Sounds great. 🙂
Still find the idea of the legendary Queen Bassist, John Deacon, making a guest appearance on the video as the blue wig wearing guitarist, highly comical.
I hate this...but his appearance makes it worth it though...
I know what is he doing on there
He also appeared in their other video ("This is the Chorus") :-)
I wish he'd actually played something funky on his bass, which would have made it more like decent hip-hop but less like the early Beatie Boys that they're parodying.
@@halobot1178 something a lot more than you
2024 and I just had to listen to this
Absolute classic parody, always loved it. Makes me chuckle to this day.
Same mate 🙃
lol same here. I was actually just watching red dwarf and I remembered that Tony Hawks voices the vending machine, and it reminded me of his music career, so I had to check this out when I came across it. there's another music video, "This is the chorus", is pretty good too. I can't find a lot of their projects anywhere unfortunately.
same
Same
A totally confused looking audience in the streets, the Neighbours theme, Chuck-a-Can and John Deacon in an electric blue wig - Absolutely brilliant.
dancingduade don't forget the long grey haired old dude in the background wearing the coat playing a ukelele and mouth organ!😄
Chaka Khan... Chaka... Chaka Khan! ;-)
@@helendearnley473 n-n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen... Paul Hardcastle anyone?
@@helendearnley473 my favorite part dearie
I don't know why but I woke up with this in my head this morning after not having heard it since I was a child. I was 7 in '88 and thought this song was the funniest thing in the world after already liking the Beastie Boys. Came to listen to it and holy hell does it hold up. I felt like I was in for a cringe fest but this is so well done.
88 yea, a long time ago but i agree, i also liked this tune in 1988 and i recorded it onto my old Beta tape at the time. VHS we had also, but i recorded a lot of the late 80'S onto the Beta tapes.
I can’t believe this is 88!! I thought it was at least 5 years earlier
I was 16 but same. And mad on The Young Ones also. Vive la eighties!
Legit same Hahaha
"I'm down and out,
and I'm down on my luck,
I'm living on my own
and dying for a fffff-friend to say..." definitely went over my head when I was nine years old.
Well no-ones ever seen what you mean from the age of a nah nah nah nah... 9 😄
Wow... went over my head in my early teens and continued to until today when you wrote it out like that. I was clueless. Thanks for the clue-in!
I've remembered this chorus since 1988.. C.C..C...C..Classic!
Me too. I was in 5th grade
You are old
Mate. I was only 10yrs old but somehow I still knew the whole first verse. I remember I wrote the lyrics out after pausing the cassette 1000 time s
"No.. sleep.. till bedtime..!" Still a line that I find myself singing to this very day.
You know it bro😂48?
Same!
lol paul reverve was me fav
Or "No sheep till Buxton"
@@jonnamechange6854 Haha I still listen to the odd Macc Lads song to this day. "The little wooly xxxxers are all over the place.."
i still love it! 35 years later, makes me laugh and i am sure the beastie boys enjoyed it also!!
Huge hit in the 80's. I remember listening to it on the radio. Damn, I'm old.
10 Years later
I know it‘s sad
@@tom-sn999 11 years now
Oh my god John 😂
I love him even more after seeing this 🤣
th-cam.com/video/fWp6fYBwluM/w-d-xo.html
😛
@@SpeckyBecky27 it's not him
@@sallyjoan who is it?
During 2:41 yes that's John Deacon bass guitarist from Queen... xD
Yummy Sounds lucky he got shot then
Stitch You are an idiot.
no it's not he wouldn't lower himself to do this trash
Holy hell that's John... How did I not know this???? I've only just recognised his face??
Yes haha
@@luhsouza55 no
@@sallyjoan Yes!
" In the video for the song, John Deacon (of Queen) makes an appearance, wearing a blue wig and playing guitar."
The guitarist at 2:39 is actually John Deacon from Queen
*Bassist
Sakura Chan but he was playing a guitar
I used to play this on one of the early Now VHS videos I had. Loved it. Good to hear it again after so long and know every word still.
Tony Hawk, one of the guys from this, gave a talk at my school today about his work in Moldova, he was telling us the story about that song, we gave him an acoustic guitar and he played it for us!! It made my day!
Hawks. Different guy.
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 Was he on a skateboard, or with a fridge?
I can't get over just how young Tony Hawks is in this. I've loved this song since I was a kid. Such a fun and silly way to turn rap music on its head.
I hadn't heard this song or even thought about it since probably the late 80s or maybe early 90s. I'd completely forgotten it existed until someone on Twitter mentioned it. I had a vague memory of it, searched for it here, watched the video and somehow found that I still know every single word of the song. Brains are weird
He was gonna throw a bottle
He was gonna chuck a can Chuck a can
Brilliantly worded vocals
John Richard Deacon born in August the 19th 1951??! is that him?
daphne z very weirdly yes
Have I got news for you?
Its Angus Deayton..
'Under the Hammer'!
Lol.
Yes XD
Yep!
I came for John, stayed for this master piece.
"Bedtime boys!" "Oh Mom!"
I've been quoting this to my kids for years. I'll have to show them this clip.
"...I am down and out, and I'm down on my luck
And I'm livin' on my own and I'm dying for a F-
Friend to say "You're great!..."
;D
One of the best lines I've heard in a long time
Brilliant lines :)
I honestly thought it was "Yo Grace!" lol XD
Favorite line,
Im down and out and I'm down on my luck.
And I'm living on my own and I'm dying for a ff.... friend
John Deacon from QUEEN
no
IM SCREAMING I came for deaky but stayed for the song, it is so catchy and funny!!
Same! 😭
So many gems in this video. Each one Dancing to a different beat at the same time.
LMAO!!
I recorded this from the radio 1988, still got that cassette. TODAY I found this! Never knew the artist / title and never heard anywhere except on my cassette. Cool.
1:40 The "Neighbours" sample 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ah, thank you! I wondered if it was a few bars from a Carole King song (no idea why) - didn't have that show ("Love Thy Neighbours?") over here. Cheers!
@@vhhancock not " Love thy neighbors " just " Neighbors " it's was ( and still is ?) a popular Australian soap opera tv show , it was/is hugely popular in U.K. as a Australian I used to watch it when I was a kid.
@@RavenMacy yep, still a popular show over here in the UK. My Mum's been watching it for the past three decades!
FYI: Barry Crocker sang the original Neighbours theme.
@@RoughJustice2k18 so what?
12" mix goes on for a week, I've laughed about that line on and off since it's release.
He was gonna throw a bottle, he was gonna chuck a can! The references go way deeper. These boys are real hip hop fans.
One of the last great novelty songs (and acts) of the 80's
How dare this is not on Spotify 🔥
I agree! I came here after searching Spotify for it 😂
Still have the lp single 😬
it used to be but it was taken off
Yes,I know.
First 12" I ever bought when I was 9 or 10 years old. Listening to it brings a massive smile to my face. Tony Hawks is an absolute legend
thanks for putting the name to the face, was eluding me
i bought the 12" in a charity shop lol
@@simonhunter3430 Does it go on for a week?
Loved it then, love it now. Always makes me smile.
When you turn a personal issue into a musical masterpiece...
It worked for Janis Ian... 😉
I was 8 when this was released (and as I recall it made it onto one of the Now albums, Now7 or Now11) I did NOT get half the jokes at the time, but the guitar solo - shot - "bit harsh" bit made me howl with laughter, then, and again now, when I DO get the jokes. Thank you - this has just made my night of reminiscing complete.
Yeah, Now 11, had some great ones on there.
Oh man, this is awesome. I had this on vinyl, the single with "another boring b-side" on the b-side. So many memories!
i have bad anxiety... stress like crazy... started stuttering, and this song comes into my head every time i try to talk and stutter a bit
Mate 2023 I dont know why but this song just entered my head. Hahahah. Mate
Same 😂
I don't know why but their dancing finishes me off every time lol
I haven't seen this video since it was broadcast on CBC's Video Hits here in Canada in the mid-80s...thank you, I've been looking for this video for ages; I noticed there's another one here on TH-cam by the same group!!!
Have you ever seen a film called dead man’s shoes ?
@@gordo9490 What exactly does that have to do with a comment I made 16 years ago..?!
Was just wondering.. cracking film 👍
Brilliant British humour, loved it in the 80s love it now and love that people take it so seriously lmao!! And yes the B side was good too!
Loved the part at 1:10 when hes living on his own and down on his luck lol.
Deaky oh deaky XD john is amazing
Finally found this again in 2024 after remembering it from a friends mix tape (yes cassette) I heard back in the day. One of those songs that I from time to time think of but never got to actually search for. Good memories!
Tony Hawkes (Comedian, not skate boarder) is the tallest one.
Just heard this song for the first time in decades. I used to watch it on Video Hits on CBC in the late '80s, now I could barely make out the words because I'm in a crowded pub. Had to look it up to watch when I get home.
Only discovered a few days ago that the man with the blue wig was John Deacon. Wow
Well, Ive only just discovered that the man in the blue wig was a Queen, and he went to the John with a Deacon.......whoever wood ave fought??
I can still remember all the words to this 36 years later. Even the talking bits.
I still have a 7" single of this :)
I Still Got the 12" Respect! Sweet 80's.
I just bought this today on 7 inch 😊
Tony Hawks is genius, he even managed to get Norman Wisdom to number one in the Albanian charts. Great stuff.
I still remember this as I use to play it over and over again. It actually holds up fairly well to the "Licence to Ill" Beastie Boys. I had the extended remix version too which was funny for the time!
I remember when this was a new song in Australia back in the late 80's. My friend and I would listen to the Top-40 on Saturday night to hear it and were annoyed that Cheap Trick's 'Flame' beat it for the #1 song that week.
I absolutly loved this song as a kid and now its just a rude awakening of a lost childhood.
Thank you for posting this!! Just introduced the Beastie Boys to my 13 and 14 boys. So this had to make an appearance too!
I've only just discovered this. It randomly played on the jukebox in my local. Pure genius :)
Great parody from when I was in high school. I still know all the words, LOL!
take it your english unlucky
Am still loving, and laughing at this classic funny rap video, anyone here with me, the sttttttuuutttter rap......🤣🤣🤣🔊🔊🔊🔥💯
THANKS for posting this, people have thought i was lying about this rap for years, I saw it on Dutch TV back in 1988 but haven't seen it since then!
Fantastic 80s duvet (or 'Continental Quilt') cover at the end there
Bloody brilliant thank you for the giggles💃🕺💃🕺🍻
One of the best novelty pop songs ever!
OMG can't believe I found this! Had this stuck in my head for 30-ish years. Had it on a cassette tape but no lable
I've only just found out this is John Deacon in the blue wig
Thank you. Brings back memories from my teenage years.
this take me back to when I was about 13 and used to watch Ben Eltons 'Friday Night Live' when TV was raw and new comedians and acts were breaking :)
i got this back in the 80s,lent it to a friend and never got it back lol r.i.p. julian guess ill never get it back now :) thanks for posting, fxxxing ace
I remember this coming out in the 1980s, I must be getting old!
bro i have a stutter but it’s calmed down a lot but i was on the phone earlier and i stuttered a bit and immediately thought of this
For those who haven't experienced 80's musical magic I'm feeling sorry for you.
I brought the 12” of this in 88 I think, my mate brought Harry Enfield Loads of Money the same day. I think this holds up better.
NO.
SLEEP.
TILL
BEDTIME!!!
Recorded this off the radio (WNUR) in Chicago in 1989 on cassette tape. Just discovered the music video today.
What a banger! Hip-hop was so alive in the 80's
perfect comedy timing.this song is surprisingly well done for a novelty record.great posting ;-)
"Bit harsh in'it?" i dont know why but i piss my self laughing at that part
Bit harsh isnt it?
NO
@@bork4339 yes
I'm 45 years old and remember this from when I was little... chewed up the tape untold times rewinding and playing over and over. ..
I've been looking for this song for years, so glad to have found it again!
haha i used to watch this on Rage in Australia, also 'dont call me dude'
YES!!! To both of those (Don’t call me dude is on my Spotify playlist), and to a lesser degree D-generation’s “5 in a row” and “5 more in a row”.
“Raaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaage!!!... Shjeeor” (can’t spell how they say “rage” backwards 😜 ).
Took her by the hand, kicked sand in my face!
Just met "Phil". I'd temporarily forgotten about this song for 18 years until tonight. Love it!!
No NEED FOR SHOUTING🤣🤣
I always requested this at school disco's back in the day, but I didn't find it so funny then...I'm pissing myself laughing now!! Fantastic!
funny song. I used to have this song on "rap traxx". too bad this song was only released as a single. I wish it was released on a new rap compilation album on cd.
Wow! I thought I was the only one who had that! And I got Rap Traxx 2 and 3 too ! :) Those albums were the only way for a pre-internet kid in an isolated Northwestern Ontario town to discover rap…..
Stevie Z
me too.
+Kaylie Paul I had that cassette too back in 1989... I lived down in London Ontario and used to crank it up along with my rock cassettes in my '77 Lincoln and when I borrowed my mom's '78 Oldsmobile or my dad's '80 Honda Accord :)
Rap Traxx. Wow!!! Humpty dance. I got the power. 2 legit!!! 🤣
Let the flashbacks ensue!!! 😵
I got here from googling rap traxx and that compilation was my first introduction to hip hop as a 9 year old in Canada.
When I first heard this I hadn't heard of the Beastie Boys, and since I've heard them I've never thought of this song. So tonight, I realise, they sound just like the Beastie Boys. Great imitation. Sounds great. 🙂
haha oh man, i can't believe I still remember the words to this. I haven't seen this in years. I actually bought the record when it came out. The single anyway. I loved the B-Side called "Another Boring B-Side". The chorus just went "very very very very very very boring" over and over, it was great.
I did too lol. It was a 7" and my first single... I had a stutter too. Fuck, it probably made it worse.
@@mp-zf4ur 😄
My first 7inch single purchase, I was 10... Stutter Rap! Still a badge of honour to this day, 33 years later!!
One of the first singles I ever bought *sniff* ahhhh the memories
Now that takes me back. Good memories :-)
I don't care if it's 2020 , that song kicks ass....
This is absoloutely fantastic! It's sooooo funny! I recommend this to everyone!
I found the lyrics to this typed them out of an old wordprocessor at school, Then photocopied the sheets in the library and sold them for 10p a pop
Everyone at school wanted to know the lyrics and learn it.
made a fortune 😂
This was the first record I ever bought. I didnt think anyone else remembered it!!
Brilliant, thanks for sharing!
found this after reading one of Tony Hawks books, this song is great :)
I love his, i havent heard this for years, just searched for it on a whim XD
I remember this. It caused a lot of controversy in the media because it mocked people with a significant disorder....
I bought it on 7" :)
Thank you for posting this. I haven't seen it in 20 years. It still makes me laugh. I wonder if the Beastie Boys found it funny as well. The B side to this 45 was also quite
unique.
When I first heard this I hadn't heard of the Beastie Boys, and since I've heard them I never thought of this song. So tonight, I realise, they sound just like the Beastie Boys. Great imitation. Sounds great. 🙂
I got a slightly stammer problem so...this is kind a funny for me lol :)
Same
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is going to remind many of this one 😆
i get so much nostalgia watching this xD xd
this was a favourite of mine when I was about 12..... still love it.
haha, yeah, it was